Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Libya
Libya: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 7.56 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Libya stood at 7.56 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Libya peaked at 7.56 percent in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.23 percent, in 1961.
Libya ranks 142nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.68 percent | 5.23 percent | 6.14 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.76 percent | 6.25 percent | 7.27 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.53 percent | 7.39 percent | 7.56 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 7.56 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Libya?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Libya was 7.56 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 percent in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 percent in 1961.
- How does Libya rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Libya ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).